"All My Sons," Arthur Miller's first commercial success, tells the story of an American family caught up in the struggle between personal responsibility and duty to their country.
Joe Keller, a successful, self-made man has done a terrible thing: during WWII, hurriedly trying to meet an order from the Army, he knowingly sold them defective airplane parts that later caused the planes to crash and killed 21 men. He engineered his own exoneration and falsely turned in his business partner; now, his son is about to marry the partner's daughter, the situation is revisited, and his lie of life is revealed.
Roles to be cast: Joe and Kate Keller (late 50s to 60s), Chris, Ann, George, Frank, Lydia (30s to 40s), Jim and Sue (40s to 50s), Bert (7-10).
Auditions for the role of "Bert" will be held on Saturday, Jan. 16, at 4 p.m. Young boys aged 7-10 are encouraged to audition. Auditions for "Bert" will comprise of cold readings from the script.
Auditions for the remainder of the cast will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, and Friday, Jan. 14, at Columbia Center for the Arts at 215 Cascade Avenue, Hood River.
Actors are asked to prepare a one to two minute monologue of their choice. Monologues may be read or memorized.
In addition, individual monologues from the show will be made available by emailing the director at judieh@gorge.net or on the website at www.columbiaarts.org.
Callbacks are schedule for Sunday, Jan. 16, at 2 p.m.
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